On Friday last, the Norwegian schooner "Leon", with deals for MESSRS. J. and
W. MCGOWAN, of Maryport and Whitehaven, arrived at this port. The 'Leon"
had been in collision with an iceberg three weeks before she arrived at
Maryport, and sustained damage to the amount of about £500. The bows of the
vessel are stove in below the deck line.
The forecastle is smashed right through, the windlass carried away, the
jibboom driven inwards, and the masts more or less carried away. Owing to
the serious damage about the bow of the vessel, a sail had been nailed on to
prevent the ship making water.

Had she been laden with any other cargo but timber, the "Leon" must
inevitably have gone down. How she has succeeded in making the voyage after
sustaining the damage she suffered, it is difficult to conjecture. During
Friday a large number of persons visited the dock to have a look at the
vessel.
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THE LAND LEAGUE
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We understand that a branch of the Land League is about to be formed at
Maryport.
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